'The Voice' narrows field to top 12 artists as competition heats up

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Each coach to
guide three singers in quest for to be named season eight champion

NBC's Emmy Award-winning
musical competition series "The Voice" has revealed the top 12 artists, all of
whom will compete for the title beginning Monday, April 13
(8-10 p.m. ET/PT).

Each of the celebrity
musician coaches - Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera and Pharrell
Williams - will have three artists on their respective teams. At the end of
each Tuesday episode, at least two performers will be
eliminated until there is only one champion.

In addition, during each
live results show, the artists with the lowest number of votes will be eligible
for the "Instant Save." These artists will perform a new song that represents
why they should earn the save. Then, America will have the opportunity to save
their favorite performer by tweeting out #VoiceSave along with the artist's
name. The singer with the lowest number of votes will be sent home each
week until one winner is announced as "The Voice."

Also, viewers will be
able to tweet their instant save choices from within "The Voice" official app.
Fans can download the free app on the App Store or get it on Google Play.

The top 12 have gone
through the blind auditions, "Battle Rounds," "Knockouts" and live playoffs.
Now, each artist will perform weekly in hopes to move forward and become the
winner of "The Voice."

The 12 artists remaining
in the competition are:

#TEAMADAM

Artist/Hometown/Twitter

Brian Johnson/Cleveland/@bwjohnsonmusic

Deanna Johnson/Hazelhurst,
Georgia/@DeannaJohnson23

Joshua Davis/Traverse
City, Michigan/@joshuadavismusic

#TEAMBLAKE

Artist/Hometown/Twitter

Hannah Kirby/Sulphur
Springs, Texas/@iamhannahkirby

Meghan Linsey/New
Orleans/@meghanlinsey

Corey Kent White/Bixby,
Oklahoma/@coreykentwhite

#TEAMCHRISTINA

Artist/Hometown/Twitter

India Carney/Brooklyn/@IndiaCarney

Kimberly Nichole/Seattle/@KimNicky

Rob Taylor/Baton Rouge, Louisiana/@itsrobtaylor

#TEAMPHARRELL

Artist/Hometown/Twitter

Sawyer Fredericks/Fultonville/@sawyerfrdrx

Koryn Hawthorne/Abbeville,
Louisiana/@KorynHawthorne

Mia Z/Hyde Park,
Pennsylvania/@MiaZanotti

"The Voice" is averaging
a 4.1 rating, 13 share in adults 18-49 and 14.2 million viewers overall so far
this season with its regular Monday and Tuesday
editions, making it television's No. 1 unscripted series in adults 18-49 and
most other key demographics. The seven Monday originals
of the current cycle have ranked No. 1 for the night among "Big 4"
entertainment programs, and the six Tuesday originals to
date have also all finished No. 1 on the night among those networks.